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Social Studies 9 (Canada) FRENCH REVOLUTION

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Covers the main points and key figures of the French Revolution
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Question 1

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England had what kind of traditions?
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  • Democratic
  • Communist
  • Republican

Question 2

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France needed a violent revolution to enact change and overthrow the unjust monarchy and establish rights for ordinary citizens.
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  • True
  • False

Question 3

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The first estate was made up of whom?
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  • The bourgoisie of Paris
  • The noblemen of France
  • The bishops and priests of the Catholic Church
  • The king and his advisors

Question 4

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What special privilege was given only to the second estate?
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  • The right to tax people living on their land
  • The right to wear certain colors and pay less for bread
  • The right to address the king a certain way
  • The right to wear a sword and exemption from certain taxes

Question 5

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The third estate was made up of everyone who was neither clergy nor nobility. The estate made up 85% of the population of France.
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  • True
  • False

Question 6

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There were three distinct sections of the third estate. Which one was comprised mainly of merchants?
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  • The Jacobins
  • The city workers
  • The moderates
  • The peasants
  • The Bourgeoisie

Question 7

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Why is Louis XIV called "The Sun King"?
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  • He believed the geocentric theory taught by the Catholic Church at the time and thought he rotated around the earth, creating night and day with his power.
  • He believed he was the centre of light in his nation. He saw himself as the centre of French life and culture.
  • He liked Galileo and his heliocentric theory and strived to make his theories popular

Question 8

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Versailles is located south-west of Paris
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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Who lived at Versailles?
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  • King Louis XVI, around 5,000-10,000 important nobles and ministers, and servants.
  • No one, the palace was abandoned in 1786.
  • The dowager queen and her entourage.

Question 10

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How did Louis XVI create a deficit that was twice the amount of government revenues?
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  • He spent it all to create an amusement park called "Louisland", which ran 1784-1791.
  • He gave it all to Austria to foster good will and facilitate negotiations. Marie Antoinette was largely behind this decision.
  • He invested in unsuccessful campaigns to push his own agenda and persecuted the Huguenots (Protestants) who made up a large portion of the business class

Question 11

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In the Estates General, the 1st and 2nd estates both got an equal amount of votes, 200, as opposed to the 3rd estates' 560 votes.
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  • True
  • False

Question 12

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Why was Louis XVI considered a poor ruler? (Personal characteristics)
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  • He was frivolous and demanded everyone dress in a certain colour to match his decor.
  • He was not interested in governing or the country's problems. He did nothing to improve the conditions of the third estate.
  • He only read and drew all-day

Question 13

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Laws were different in each region. Some laws were based on [blank_start]Roman law or local customs.[blank_end]
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  • Roman law or local customs.

Question 14

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There were many problems in France, including the language barrier. For example, taxes, tolls, and tariffs are high, resulting in terrible poverty in the third estate. Louis XVI loses the support of the [blank_start]business class[blank_end] and Marie Antoinette disrupts the country's infrastructure.
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  • business class
  • governing ministers
  • farmers and vineyard tenders

Question 15

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Marie Antoinette came from a country that was France's enemy. What was it?
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  • Belgium
  • England
  • Germany
  • France
  • Austria

Question 16

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The revolution began in 1789
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  • True
  • False

Question 17

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What political party does Charlotte Corday belong to?
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  • Moderates
  • Jacobin
  • Girondist
  • Monarchist
  • Radical

Question 18

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The Jacobin leaders who ran The Great Fear were named [blank_start]Marat, Danton, and Robespierre[blank_end]. (Surnames)
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  • Marat, Danton, and Robespierre

Question 19

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After the Revolution, the whole population of France was required to call each other "citizen"
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  • True
  • False

Question 20

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When was the reign of terror?
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  • 1793-1794
  • 1791

Question 21

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Louis XVI was executed on [blank_start]January 21, 1793[blank_end].
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  • January 21, 1793
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